Walking the old cobble streets in Susa, Italy — Roman ruins and gelato
Experiences from our road trip to Portugal (part 3)
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A bit of town history
Susa town is an ancient place in Valsusino. It’s surrounded by rocky hills where strong forts like Santa Maria and Brunetta Fort were built long ago to control passes. Napoleon later took down Brunetta Fort.
Because Susa faced Dauphiné lands and had a good spot, it grew as a military hub around the 16th century. Duke Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy built a new defense structure during that time.
Why did we choose Susa?
We arrived in Susa in the afternoon, after a long trip. The town is situated 51 km from Turin, and it was the perfect stop on our way to Saint Avre, in the French Alps. We would arrive at our AirBnb there in the evening.
We crossed the whole of Italy from Udine on that day.
Check my previous story about Udine:
